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it does that already if everybody sets the same alternate chanellen and someone speaks at that channel everybody hears it no matter to which frequency they set their radio at that moment or am I wrong?

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it does that already if everybody sets the same alternate chanellen and someone speaks at that channel everybody hears it no matter to which frequency they set their radio at that moment or am I wrong?

Alternate channel is so you can listen to a second frequency. So it acts exactly like your main channel (can only hear that exact frequency on that side)

But hes asking for a function to transmit across all frequencies available to the radio. So if no matter what channel people are on they'll hear it. Kind of like an emergency broadcast

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Yeah, that's basically how we do it in missions with eg. air support. All players who are somehow attached to anything remotely related to air traffic share the same additional channel.

Making a function to transmit on all frequencies is something that I wouldn't want for my life. There's always at least one player who hasn't got a clue about anything, who can't tell if he's transmitting right now, who can't turn his microfone down and so on. These clueless people would find a way to wreck the whole mission.

Plus: I have never heard of a radio that can transmit or even receive on all frequencies.

Emergency broadcast channels are usually on one frequency that has to be set up for the radio specifically. Emergency broadcasting doesn't happen on all frequencies. It's not Star Trek.

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Yeah, that's basically how we do it in missions with eg. air support. All players who are somehow attached to anything remotely related to air traffic share the same additional channel.

Making a function to transmit on all frequencies is something that I wouldn't want for my life. There's always at least one player who hasn't got a clue about anything, who can't tell if he's transmitting right now, who can't turn his microfone down and so on. These clueless people would find a way to wreck the whole mission.

Plus: I have never heard of a radio that can transmit or even receive on all frequencies.

Emergency broadcast channels are usually on one frequency that has to be set up for the radio specifically. Emergency broadcasting doesn't happen on all frequencies. It's not Star Trek.

Yeah I had the exact same thought, I feel like people would accidently use it, or abuse it.

I've always just used alternate channels to listen to infantry comms when I fly. Just in case their Signaller goes down and they don't change Freq. or pick up his radio. It's a handy feature and I wouldn't change it for anything

Before a mission we'll usually designate frequencies anyway, and make sure everyone knows exactly what they are, so if something happens you can always jump on the frequency you know other people are on..

Not sure why he wants it implemented, but I could see how it could be helpful for a commander in a public server. But even then, more work than play.